Faux Postage Tutorial
By Brigitta Ter Wiel
http://www.fantasyforevercreations.com
Translation to English by Renate Rietveld AKA Dragonfly
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Step #1
Print the faux postage sheet file (above) onto heavy cardstock (110 lb) |
Step #2
Print the template file (above) onto copy paper and cut out the rectangles |
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Step #3
Put
the template on top of the Faux Postage paper, be very accurate with
positioning them. Attach with some removable tape. Begin on the left by stamping a large tree. |
Step #4
Also, make a mask from this tree on a Post-It Note and cut it just within the edges.
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Step #5
Place the mask on the tree on top of the template.
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Step #6
Then stamp the angel in the centre bottom rectangle. The wings will appear in the adjacent rectangles. |
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Step #7
Make a mask from this stamp too. |
Step #8
Place the mask over the angel image on top of the template. |
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Step #9
Now stamp the fence-with-trees stamp to your paper. |
Step #10
Again, make a mask and place it on top of the stamped image and template. |
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Step #11
Add some trees to the background (vary them).
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Step #12
Now stamp the path by stamping the stones several times next to each other from top to bottom. |
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Step #13
Add some clouds and birds to the sky and some rocks and bushes in the foreground. |
Step #14
Now remove all masks and start coloring by chalking the large parts of your scenery. |
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Step #15
Should you make a mistake, use an eraser to easily erase both colored pencil or chalk. |
Step #16
Make the path brown using two shades of pencil.
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Step #17
Use two shades of grey for the fence.
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Step #18
Color the trees with several shades of green and the rocks with grey, add accents with the colored pencils. |
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Step #19
Now remove the template from the scenery and erase the edges that need a touch up. You can also use a fixative on your piece of art.
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Step #20
Cut one rectangle from the Faux Postage scenery and mat the whole on brown and black cardstock, adhere the cut out to the card a bit off set, see what you like best. |
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